Malawi vs Samoa: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude
Malawi
0.1382 °C
in 2025
Samoa
0.1454 °C
in 2025
Malawi rank
176th
Samoa rank
175th
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude over time
- Malawi
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.1454 °C against 0.1382 °C in Malawi, a difference of 0.0072 °C.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Samoa ahead.
Malawi ranks 176th and Samoa ranks 175th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.5326 °C | -0.4094 °C | 0.1231 °C | Samoa |
| 1950s | -0.6908 °C | -0.4244 °C | 0.2664 °C | Samoa |
| 1960s | -0.6994 °C | -0.3172 °C | 0.3822 °C | Samoa |
| 1970s | -0.6354 °C | -0.3868 °C | 0.2486 °C | Samoa |
| 1980s | -0.4258 °C | -0.3016 °C | 0.1242 °C | Samoa |
| 1990s | -0.0497 °C | -0.1302 °C | 0.0805 °C | Malawi |
| 2000s | -0.2236 °C | -0.031 °C | 0.1926 °C | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.2358 °C | 0.1229 °C | 0.1129 °C | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.3161 °C | 0.1848 °C | 0.1312 °C | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies vs. latitude, Malawi or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.1454 °C against 0.1382 °C in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between Malawi and Samoa?
- 0.0072 °C, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Samoa?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Samoa rank globally for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Malawi ranks 176th and Samoa ranks 175th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Temperature anomalies vs. latitude. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.